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CheckUser policy/Local policies

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This is an archived version of this page, as edited by John Vandenberg (talk | contribs) at 01:01, 23 May 2009 (→‎Other projects: +English Wikisource). It may differ significantly from the current version.

Wikipedia

de – German Wikipedia

  • CheckUsers are elected by the community; they are admins, but do not have any other "higher" local rights (segregation of duties)
  • local policy is at Wikipedia:Checkuser
  • CheckUsers only act on request
  • usually all requests should be made publicly at Wikipedia:Checkuser/Anfragen, fact-based comments by other users are possible
  • private requests are allowed as an exception (when private data, e.g. real names are affected)
  • public log exists, requests and decisions are stored on archive pages (see also bdk's indiv. log)
  • strictly all checks are publicly announced (anonymised if needed, e.g. regarding user names)
  • CheckUsers do not perform any following blocks/bans themselves

en – English Wikipedia

es – Spanish Wikipedia

  • No local policy. The Wikimedia wide policy is assumed.
  • Local CU requests: es:WP:SVU
  • No public log.
  • Checks are performed at the CheckUser's discretion.
  • Private requests allowed.
  • If needed, CheckUsers privately discuss the requests before answering.

fr - French Wikipedia

hu – Hungarian Wikipedia

Cases of the check
  1. based on 5 editors' public vote (but there must be more supporting than protesting votes), with valid reason and evidence/suspicion supplied
  2. based on 2 admins' private or public vote
  3. based on 2 editors' common request to prove that they are not each other's sockpuppet

CheckUsers are not allowed to run a check without one of these conditions.

Log

There is a public log, in which all the checks are to be listed, with the minimal content of the date and CU's name.

ja – Japanese Wikipedia

ru – Russian Wikipedia

zh – Chinese Wikipedia

Other projects

Wikimedia Commons

Cases of check

Checks are performed at the CheckUser's discretion.

English Wikiquote

  • No local policy, Wikimedia Checkuser policy is assumed.
  • Requests may come to q:WQ:AN.
  • No public log. Some reports may come to q:WQ:AN.
  • Checks are performed at the checkuser's discretion, and reported to the other local checkusers by email.
  • When a request comes to q:WQ:AN, it is usual to give as detailed a reply as is consistent with privacy, but there is no rule.

English Wikinews

  • See Local policy
  • Requests may be placed on above-listed page
  • Checking is at Checkuser's discretion
  • Checkusers are expected to request an independent CU complete the check where a conflict may exist
  • Detailed replies will not be given. Only sufficient general information for a course of action to be decided

English Wikibooks

  • No local policy; the Meta policy is used.
  • Checks are performed at the CheckUsers' discretion, though requests could be made at b:WB:AA.
  • CheckUsers typically perform checks and act on the results independently - there is no request process & detailed results are not revealed. There is no public log.

English Wiktionary

English Wikisource